Citizens of the aggressor country must understand that the militant policy of their state has consequences, the head of the department said.
The Czech Republic supports a complete ban on the issuance of visas to Russian citizens by European states. This was announced on Wednesday, August 10, by the head of the Foreign Ministry of the country that chairs the EU Council, Jan Lipavsky, in a commentary to Novinky.
“The Czech Republic has repeatedly raised this issue at meetings in Brussels at the level of prime ministers and foreign ministers and is striving for a coordinated approach of the entire European Union,” said the diplomat.
At the same time, the minister recalled that the Czech Republic was the first on February 25 to ban the issuance of visas for Russians, and later for Belarusians in connection with the Russian Federation’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
“At the time of Russian aggression, which is still changing its declared borders, one cannot talk about ordinary tourism for Russian citizens. This is a matter of our security. … The citizens of these countries (RF and Belarus – ed.) should be aware that such a militant policy has consequences,” added Lipavsky.
As reported, the EU will consider the issue of banning the issuance of Schengen visas to Russians at the end of August.
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